The Trials and Tribulations of Running YouTubers

Becky Briggs selected by British Athletics for the 50k World Road Race Champs. Selfies and glitter spraying on the start line?

Anyone else reckon Donato might be either iBarnett or that BrightonHove poster?

I have no problems with that. This is product that is basically just broccoli juice, so even if there are not enough studies to back it, getting people to consume more greens is not bad thing. Even if it is expensive and hyped there are worse products than that.

Zero chance. Grade 4 tibial stress fracture is a very serious injury that requires full immobility for months and a gradual return to weight bearing activity. She's hobbling around in one of those half boots that's designed for ankles and grinding out inappropriately hard/long bike rides.

No not them 2. but i think he just creates random usernames to pretend to be someone whos "discovered" these amazing videos. i think the best thing is to just ignore the posts and downvote. but maybe someone likes him and his videos. just not for me that's all.

I reckon Donablo should put more effort into interesting videos than spamming this thread ensuring I never click on a vid of his out of sheer spite.

Interesting one, and another mark against British Athletics selection imo. She's not really put together a serious race for a while as far as I can see, or has seriously dropped off since her early promising years.

A friend's partner is a 32minute 10k runner, and she wants to make the step up to the half/full distance. Shows potential for borderline team selection id say - at least should be included in trails races where they exist to give her the chance to prove herself. Late notice announcements like bath half for the world half champs and their not accepting step down/step up equivalent times means that unless an athlete ruins their build by trying to race a different fast half before march they can't even be included in the trials race despite her having run like 2 and a bit minutes faster than current gb distance selection Briggs over 10k.

Not a YouTube complaint, and I get it's not always easy to compare distances but it's the inconsistencies and poor comms that grate

She’ll be under strict instructions to drop these silly antics. Look what’s happened to Mary.

It's not me (if you mean that BrightonHove poster)! I get the impression the Donato posts are sarcastic; hard to tell though. That aside, I've never posted anything related to him.

That’s what they should be posting but instead they’re off posting Small town sally who put a Strava graphic over her selfie with 4:34 instead of her chip time of 4:34:45. Low quality rubbish made me unfollow

It's probably not even donato, just some guy trolling. But because people keep biting he keeps doing it.

British athletics is truly the gift that keeps on giving. 11 athletes for this random 50k champs in india, but clearly no money to fly people out to florida for World XC as they picked people based in the US. Doesn't take a genius to work out thats why FOGDOG was picked. Also no money in '24 to send a full team e.g Jack Rowe, to paris on the Eurostar

However, you have to think this is a missed opportunity for RTJ to get a GB vest. A quick look on instagram (Po10 down) at the names and logan smith and charlie Davis are both 2:15 runners.

Today she went straight into a 50km ride with a max HR of 188!! Either a remarkable recover, or injury not as bad or just plain dumb. Maybe the stress fracture is the body's way of saying you need to slow down and recover? Not jump into something else and compound the injury

This is out of the SDJ playbook. Weirdly inserting your family into your running and pretending to follow team sports (SJD had on a weird compilation of Real Madrid matches). Almost alien like.

In the past, competitors in non-olympic events eg trail runs, ultras etc have had to pay at least part of their own way to champs. It may be the same for this event.

His race PB is 2:55 or 2:57 from memory, charlatan.

This has to make it to the OFUMIU team, it would absolutely blow up

I’ve no problem with him getting that bag but he has a preamble about how ethical he is and wouldn’t promote anything he doesn’t believe in etc- which is getting a bit old when you now promote rubbish. You can’t have if both ways, just accept it’s part of the influencer life to make money.

Is it possible they’re self funded?